Chapter 3: The Environment and Corporate Culture

The current employees of a company are part of what type of environment for the organization?
1. External environment
2. General environment
3. Task environment
4. Internal environment
In the task environment, organizations that function in the same industry and who provide similar goods to the same type of customers are called:
1. suppliers.
2. customers.
3. competitors.
4. producers.
When two or more companies combine to become a single company, this is called a(n):
1. conglomerate.
2. merger.
3. joint venture.
4. monopoly.
The set of key values, beliefs, and norms that are shared by employees of the organization are called the organization's:
1. culture.
2. definition.
3. stories.
4. patterns of dress.
Which type of organizational culture supports a rational and orderly way of doing business?
1. External culture
2. IT culture
3. Consistency culture
4. Achievement culture